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APPLIED MATERIALS INC /DE 8-K Report (Aug 17, 2004)

Filed August 17, 2004For Securities:AMAT

Summary

Applied Materials Inc. (AMAT) filed an 8-K on August 17, 2004, to announce its financial results for the third fiscal quarter ended August 1, 2004. The filing includes a press release detailing these results and highlights the company's use of non-GAAP financial measures to provide investors with a clearer view of ongoing operational performance, excluding charges related to realignment activities. Management utilizes these non-GAAP metrics as a primary indicator for planning and forecasting. Investors should note that the press release and its contents are not incorporated by reference into future SEC filings unless explicitly stated, and the information is not deemed "filed" under Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. While the 8-K itself doesn't provide the specific financial figures, it directs readers to Exhibit 99.1, the accompanying press release, for detailed financial performance data and reconciliations between GAAP and non-GAAP results.

Key Highlights

  • 1Applied Materials announced Q3 2004 financial results on August 17, 2004.
  • 2The announcement was made via a press release filed as Exhibit 99.1 to the 8-K.
  • 3The company uses non-GAAP financial measures to present ongoing results, excluding special items like realignment charges.
  • 4Management considers non-GAAP 'ongoing results' a key metric for planning and forecasting.
  • 5The filing emphasizes that non-GAAP measures are supplementary and may differ from GAAP or other companies' methods.
  • 6Information in this filing and exhibit is not automatically incorporated into future SEC filings.
  • 7The report confirms the filing is made under Item 7 (Exhibits) and Item 12 (Results of Operations and Financial Condition).

Frequently Asked Questions

The primary purpose of this 8-K filing is to announce Applied Materials' financial results for the third fiscal quarter ended August 1, 2004, through an attached press release (Exhibit 99.1).

Applied Materials uses non-GAAP financial information to present 'ongoing results' by excluding special items, such as charges from realignment activities. The company believes this provides investors with a clearer view of baseline performance and is what management uses for planning and forecasting.

The actual financial results, including specific figures and reconciliations between GAAP and non-GAAP measures, are detailed in the press release filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this 8-K report.

No, the filing explicitly states that the information contained in this report, including the exhibit, shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. It also states it will not be incorporated by reference into future filings unless expressly stated.